Self-draining hose-reel.



C. M. MGCALL.

SELF DRAINING HOSE REEL. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18, 1912.

1,130.31 3. Patented M21112, 1915.

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O. M. MGCALL.

SELF DRAINING HOSE REEL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18. 1912. 1, 1 39,3 1 3, Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS 60., FHUTO-LITHO, WASHINGTON, D. Cv

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

Application filed June 18, 1912. Serial No. 704,262.,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE M. Mo- CALL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Marion, in the county of Mo- Dowell and Stateof North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSelf-Draining Hose-Reels, of which the following is aspecification,reference being had to the accompanying drawmgs.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inportable reels employed in connection with garden hose, and comprises acarriage carrying a stand pipe serving as an axle to revolubly hold awire hose reel, the stand pipe also serving as a nozzle: and the primaryobject of my invention is to provide a portable gardenhose reel of asimple and inexpensive nature, and a compact and durable construction,arranged so that the hose'can be conveniently coiled upon the reel whichis normally held in a vertical position, insuring the hose being fullydrained, the reel supporting pipe also serving as a nozzle as well as ahandle by means of which the reel can be drawn from place to place.

WVith these and other objects in view, the present invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter morefully described and finally pointed out in the appended claims, it beingfurther understood that changes in the specific structure shown anddescribed may be made within the scope of the claims without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification. andin which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in theseveral views: Figure 1, shows a side elevational View of a draininghose reel embodving my invention. Fig. 2, is a top View of Fig. 1. Fig.3, is a central sectional view through Fig. 1. Fig. 4, is a bottom viewof the reel. Fig. 5, shows a detail of one of the rack members asemployed in my invention.

In my present invention I provide a portable garden hose reel soconstructed that the reel proper may do service as a fountain, and thedevice embodies a means for conveniently coiling the garden hose whichis, while not in use, so held as to thoroughly drain, insuring theinterior of the hose being dry at all times, and thus aiding to increasethe life of the hose.

In carrying out the aim of my invention I employ what I term a base pipe1, which has secured to it an ordinary T 2. Passing through this T 2, asshown in Fig. 2, is the axle 3 to which are secured the wheels 4, 4.Secured to the outer end of the base pipe 1, is a T 5, while secured tothis T is the nipple 6, attached to the elbow 7, connected to a nipple 8which in turnis secured to the elbow 9. Secured to the elbow 9 is anipple 10, to which is secured the curved section 12, into which issecured the flanged nipple 13 carrying the threaded socket 14, arrangedto receive the threaded nozzle end 15, of the hose. In Fig. 1, in orderto disclose the method of securing the garden hose to the base pipe andits connection, I. have shown a fragmentary section of a garden hose 16.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the crook formed by means of the pipe member3, 8 and 10 is of such a length that when the elbow 9 rests upon theground the base pipe 1 will be held horizontal tothe base upon which thereel stands.

Threading into the T 5, is the stand p pe 20. This stand pipe, as shownmore clearly in Fig. 3, is provided with a union 21 near its end, and anozzle collar 22, this collar being arranged to receive a suitablenozzle 24, as shown in Fig. 1. Revolubly held upon the stand pipe 20,and rotating upon the end of the T 5. is the flanged hub 25, having theapertured edge flanges 26. Passing through the apertures within theoppositely positioned flanges 26 are the wire brackets 27, the ends ofwhich are bent about the terminal coil 28 of the spiral wire reel A.These brackets are bent into a right angled triangleas clearly shown inFigs. 1

and 3, so as to brace as well as support the reel structure. At itsupper end the ending reel coil 29 has secured to it the wire spokes 30which have their inner ends engaged within a disk 31 revolubly held uponthe stand pipe 20. In order to'hold the spiral coils A in proper spacedrelation, I use a plurality of wire stay members alternately bent in andout, one of these sinuous members being shown in Fig. 5. A plurality ofsuch stay members are employed. Each ends in a terminal hook a, arrangedto be secured to the top and bottom-members of the reel coil. Each bracemember, though, is bent inward to provide a plurality of alined curvedportions B as shown in 5, forming the hose receiving seats 6 and aplurality of s aller curved parts D, to form the Wire coil receivingseats a. The reel forming coil A, is secured Within a pitrality of theseats by means of solder or by any other suitable means. As shown in.Fig. 5, each major curved portion B is con tinued'in two parallelstraight portions E, which in turn end in the inner curved portions D,forming the coil seats, shown in the drawings. Any suitable number ofthese sinuous brace members are employed.

From the foregoing it will be seen, that the stand 20 is provided with askeleton reel comprising the Wire coil A, a plurality of Wire staymembers and the bottom brackets 27, and top spokes 3O suitably securedto the hub 25 and disk 31.

In the use of the reel, the hose has one end attached to a suitablesource of Water sup ply, While the nozzle end of the hose is secured tothe collar 14. On turning on the Water and placing the stand upright,the nozzle thereof Will serve as a fountain. When the hose is to beWound, the operator places the reel in a horizontal position, this beingpossible because the stand pipe 20, the nozzle end is provided With theushaped supporting standard 33 having the collar portion arranged toengage the standpipe 20. The standard 33 is secured by means of a rivet35. As shown in Fig. 2, the standard 33, extends outward as far as theoutermost point of the Wheels, so that When the stand pipe 20 is tiltedin a horizontal position the pipe Will be supported by the Wheels l andthe standard 33 in a horizontal plane. In this position the hose can beeasily Wound upon the skeleton reel. The reel can then be trundled toany suitable point in using the nozzle, or the end of the stand pipe asa handle. As soon as the reel is placed in an upright position everyparticle of Water Within the hose Will drain out of thesame While itWill further be possible for the air to circulate through the hoseinsuring the same being kept perfectly dry upon the inside.

It is, of course, understood that hose reels embodying my invention canbe made of Gopies of this; patent may be obtained for five cents each,

various sizes. So also if desired tvvo runners may be employed thoughthe employment of the Wheels is preferable.

My hose reel is simple and inexpensive in construction and both durableand efficient in operation: the hose Will drain as long as the standpipe is in an upright position, and the hose can be Wound upon theskeleton reel or detached therefrom with case, accumay and despatch.

Having thus described my said invention, What I claim as new and desireto secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, comprising a hub havingoppositely positioned apertured edge flanges, a plurality of triangularWire brackets passing through said flanges and extending outwardly, acentrally apertured disk having concentrically arranged aperturesadjacent the outer edge thereof, a plurality of Wire spokes securedWithin said concentrically arranged apertures, a spiral Wire coil havingone end secured to said Wire brackets and the opposite end to saidspokes, a plurality of sinu ous stay Wires bent inward to form hosereceiving seats and outward to provide seats for said Wire coil, saidstays being secured to said Wire coil to hold said coils in spacedrelation, and a support passing through said hub and disk.

2. ln a device of the character described, the combination of aplurality of sinuous stay Wires bent inwardly to form spaced hosereceiving seats, a spiral Wire coil securing said stay Wires in spacedrelation, a hub disposed centrally of said Wire coil at one end thereof,an apertured disk spaced centrally of said Wire coil adjacent theopposite end thereof, a support passing through said hub and disk andmeans extending from said hub and disk for retaining said coil and hoseseats concentrically to said support.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

CLARENCE M. MGCALL.

Witnesses:

Marian Neuron, J. Z. PAGE.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

